Live in San Francisco [Live]

Live in San Francisco [Live]

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There's a scene in the film adaptation of Amadeus where Austrian emperor/neophyte music critic Joseph II criticizes a new Mozart opera by simply blurting, "Too many notes!" Which brings us to Joe Satriani. The San Francisco-based virtuoso has earned his place in the rock guitar pantheon through hard work--even if he often seems to have mistakenly thought he was getting paid by the note. This collection (which tellingly grew from a modestly scaled TV project into one of rock's most problematic conceits--the double-live album) offers a sweeping overview of Satriani and his oeuvre, but that's a decided good-news, bad-news proposition. Fans and guitar clinicians will no doubt be awed by his technique; others may ponder why once in a while Joe can't express himself in 3 notes instead of his usual 349. Even the familiar swagger of "Satch Boogie" gets mired in a blizzard of 128th (or whatever) notes. But Satriani is to instrumental guitar rock what Evel Knievel is to off-road cycling, the Undertaker to thumb wrestling, and Howard Stern to civil discourse. Pick through the swirling flurries and mounting drifts of arpeggios and scales and there's enticing evidence of some real soul behind his shades. But too often Satriani simply blows past them as he plays to the back rows. Nobody's going to mistake it for Mozart--except maybe Emperor Joseph II. --Jerry McCulley

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Live in San Francisco [Live]

Thursday Night in San Francisco: Recorded Live at the Fillmore Auditorium
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Classic blues set
  • RICK SHAQ GOLDSTEIN SAYS: "ALBERT WAS THE GREATEST WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, BUT REMEMBER THE RECORDING IS FROM 1968!"
  • May be Wednesday's Show was better
  • F for sound
  • Everybody Can Enjoy
Thursday Night in San Francisco: Recorded Live at the Fillmore Auditorium
Albert King
Manufacturer: Stax
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000ZKQ
Release Date: 1990-08-06

Tracks:

  1. San-Ho-Zay
  2. You Upset Me, Baby
  3. Call It Stormy Monday
  4. Everyday I Have The Blues
  5. Drifty Blues
  6. I've Made Nights By Myself
  7. Crosscut Saw
  8. I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town
  9. Ooh-Ee Baby

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Classic blues set.......2007-05-29

Here is the legendary Albert King demonstrating why he managed to influence artists like Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Guy, and Eric Clapton. If the word "stinging" applies to blues playing, then let it settle-in here: Stormy Monday Blues, I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town, a couple of numbers associated with other "Kings", San-Hozay (Freddie King) and You Upset Me Baby (B. B. King).
San Hozay (wish they kept that one up for at least four minutes!), Crosscut Saw and Oo-ee-Baby (the closer) are uptempo and are as cleanly performed as they are mixed. To me, blues *today* is a bit bottom-heavy, and the lead vocal lacks presence. Listen to this historic set and learn what a true blues set and *recording* should sound like.

4 out of 5 stars RICK SHAQ GOLDSTEIN SAYS: "ALBERT WAS THE GREATEST WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, BUT REMEMBER THE RECORDING IS FROM 1968!".......2007-02-13

If you're one of "Shaq's, The King Of The World Blues Reviewer's" loyal fans, you already know that Albert King is my all-time favorite electric blues guitarist. If you're not one of my existing fans, but want to know the "truth" about all the criteria that you should consider before spending your hard earned "blues" dollars, you should thank me after this review! What you should know is, that this "live" performance was recorded on June 27, 1968. It was released in 1990. Was Albert great that night? Hell yea! He was great! But... the recording technology was from 1968! If you're a modern day blues fan, that hasn't had experience with how great Albert was, you may be disappointed by the lack of 21st century sound quality. But that is not Albert's fault! If you're an electric blues, collector and aficionado, with experience in the difference in technology over time; then, this CD would be rated a 5 star. But simply because of the lack of clarity, I rate this a 4 star. Albert is the "KING" of kings, of blues. If you're willing to really turn up your CD, or if you are satisfied with simply hearing the greatest "string bender" of all-time, in lesser sound quality, than is available today, this is a classic CD for you.

3 out of 5 stars May be Wednesday's Show was better.......2006-10-23

This is a good blues album that show cases one of the greats doing a typical live show. While I love Albert King and live blues music something is missing for me on this album. Sound quality is not great and is backing band is nothing special on this album. Check out In Sessions or Live Wire for better material for Albert King, one the great blues guitarist of all time.

1 out of 5 stars F for sound .......2006-01-25

Well this is a total F for sound. I have 3 dif 3 cd players, home, port, and car, and yes they are good ones, car is a Q45 with a Bose. I bought this CD because of the reviews I read here, what is everyone smoking? or is there not that good of stuff avail from Albert? I don't own any other CD's, but I do know about him from the SRV Sessions VHS I have had for a few years, and it sounds pretty good.

This CD sounds like a taper recorded it, from that last row in the back or something. I have both SF CD's, the both sound the same.

Can someone email me please and let me know what Albert King CD's. If any, have good clear sound.

What I have that is great for Live shows is Cream Reunion DVD and CD, and Roger Watters in the Flesh DVD and CD, great sound.

5 out of 5 stars Everybody Can Enjoy.......2005-07-01

Some guys play guitar to impress girls. They play some cool sounding licks and are rewarded with oohs and aahs. Other serious guitar players impress other guitar players, but their talent surpasses the mortal mind, and they might not appeal to a wide audience. Albert King is a guitar players' guitar player that everyone can enjoy.

More than a few of history's great guitar players have admired Albert King's talent. Yet his "soul" (as he calls it), song selection and sex-appeal delight blues fans everywhere. If you're a serious guitar player or just a blues fan who has never picked up an instrument, then you'll like Albert King. He still has a following from a brief trip to Argentina shortly before his death. Even Latinos like this guy!

And as with all blues, Albert King is at his best LIVE! On stage where he is energized by the encouragement of the crowd, with no suit-wearing producer calling the shots, the Night Prowler truly shines.

If you like the blues, you'll LOVE (!!!!) this CD. The song selection is good. Albert King is hot. The crowd is enthusiastic. What a great recording of a great performer.
Barbara Cook Sings Mostly Sondheim (Live at Carnegie Hall 2001)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Wow!
  • Everyone Should Whistle
  • An amazing intro to the body of work of a true master
  • Beautiful, moving concert
  • ... and I love Barbara Cook
Barbara Cook Sings Mostly Sondheim (Live at Carnegie Hall 2001)

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ASIN: B000059LFF
Release Date: 2001-05-08

Tracks:

  1. Everybody Says Don't
  2. I Wonder What Became of Me?
  3. The Eagle and Me
  4. I Had Myself a True Love
  5. Into the Woods / Giants in the Sky (Malcolm Gets)
  6. Another Hundred People / So Many People (Malcolm Gets)
  7. Let's Face the Music and Dance / The Song Is You (duet with Malcolm Gets)
  8. Happiness
  9. Loving You
  10. You Could Drive a Person Crazy
  11. Not A Day Goes By / Losing My Mind

Tracks:

  1. Buds Won't Bud
  2. I Got Lost in His Arms
  3. West Side Story Segment: Something's Coming / Tonight (Malcolm Gets)
  4. Move On (duet with Malcolm Gets)
  5. Medley: Hard Hearted Hannah / Waiting for the Robert E. Lee / San Francisco
  6. Ice Cream
  7. Send in the Clowns
  8. The Trolley Song
  9. Not While I'm Around (duet with Malcolm Gets)
  10. Anyone Can Whistle

Amazon.com's Best of 2001

Barbara Cook is one of today's most accomplished song stylists, and if you don't believe us, just listen to this live album. It's a master class in the art of singing. It documents an evening at Carnegie Hall during which Cook proved that she can dissect and extract the substance out of the simplest of lyrics. One of the best surprises is "You Could Drive a Person Crazy" (from Company), which is taken at an amiable trot and allows the singer to display its humor. Cook is not a swinging singer and uptempo is not her pace; give her a ballad, though, and she'll wring the last drop of emotion out of it. Her version of "Losing My Mind" (here paired with "Not a Day Goes By") is simply astonishing. The singer also performs songs that Sondheim has said he wished he had written, an awful lot of them by Harold Arlen. No complaints here. Guest Malcolm Gets solos on a few songs and duets with Cook on others, including "Let's Face the Music and Dance." This is classic material done masterfully by a classic singer. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Wow!.......2004-02-20

Having read the other reviews there is little more for me to add. I have been a Barbara Cook fan for a longtime and for me, this is one of her best concerts ever. I do, however, prefer the DVD. As with some other reviewers, I do not want to hear Malcolm Gets (as much as I like him) when I want to listen to Barbara. Her flawless interpretation of music is a hard act to follow for any singer! I managed to see this concert 4 times over a year and a half. Each time I saw her the voice was stronger and more assured (I would not have thought that possible). I can't help but think we will have the pleasure of hearing Ms Cook for many years to come. For those people who enjoyed his CD I strongly recommend purchasing the DVD. Barabara's rendition of So Many People is breathtaking (literally, I don't think I breathed once during the entire song). If you ever have opportunity to see her live - go! She has an ability to make you feel as if every song she sings and every word she speaks is directed to you alone. She can take a large venue and make it feel as intimate as your own living room. Having had the pleasure of meeting her I can say she is as youthful and pleasurable in person as she is in her performance.

5 out of 5 stars Everyone Should Whistle.......2003-10-11

After being privileged to attend this concert, I had to own the CD. Once a lyric coloratura and the original Cunegonde in Bernstein's Candide, Ms. Cook has become (in her 70s) a true diva, blessed with a velvety, warm sound. Every note has meaning. Her high B-flat on "Ice Cream" is still the envy of any soprano today. Everyone should whistle after hearing the superb performances on this CD. Even better, though, is the experience of having been in the concert hall for the live performance. Brava, Ms. Cook!

5 out of 5 stars An amazing intro to the body of work of a true master.......2003-06-16

When I first bought tickets for the 'Mostly Sondheim' show on tour (in San Francisco) I figured it couldn't be too bad. Besides, I had only been exposed to a few of his songs (Anyone Can Whistle, Losing My Mind...) and had only seen "A Little Night Music". On the way out of the theater I immediately picked up this recording of the program. It is truly amazing. I immediately began listening to it and have barely put it down in the last few months. Furthermore, my Sondheim CD collection increased in size from an unflattering zero to five (and it's still growing)! This is an amazing introduction to the works of Stephen Sondheim, who is now my favorite modern musical composer). Buy this now if you don't already have it!

4 out of 5 stars Beautiful, moving concert.......2003-04-13

This is a wonderful CD set with a great selection of songs. I do want to express a slight reservation, however. Barbara Cook has been one of my favorite singers for a number of years and the way her voice defies time is extraordinary -- for her to be singing with such bright, beautiful tone in her mid-70s with no wobble or beat in the voice is an amazing achievment.

I do have to say that by 2001, when this concert was recorded, Cook seemed to have a lost a little bit of power and intensity in her singing. This is only natural for someone of her age. Her voice is still lovely, but you can sense her keeping it in reserve a bit. She's as expressive as ever, but compare the rendition of "I got lost in his arms" on this album to the one on her previous album recorded in 1999, "The Champion Season", and there's less urgency and vocal depth in her singing here. That said, the high B at the end of "Ice Cream" is sensational.

So, despite that caveat, this is, again, a wonderful album, a must for Cook fans, especially for the gorgeous renditions of songs I'd never thought I'd get to hear her perform: "Not a Day Goes By", "Happiness/Loving You", "San Francisco", etc. Buy it!

1 out of 5 stars ... and I love Barbara Cook.......2003-02-11

This recording is a disappointment for me. It is not her best work, and Malcolm Gets is uninspired. My biggest complaint however is the engineering of the recording. Throughout the speaking was to soft, the singing volumes uneven, and the applause deafening. I will be passing this CD on to friends, and will later donate it to my local library.
Heart & Soul: Live In San Francisco
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • A masterpiece!
  • MAYBE YOU JUST HAD TO BE THERE
  • Waking up the neighbors in San Francisco
  • ANOTHER HOME RUN FOR MARGOLIS!
  • Kitty Margolis is absolutely astounding
Heart & Soul: Live In San Francisco
Kitty Margolis
Manufacturer: Mad Kat
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0001GF2NS
Release Date: 2004-03-02

Tracks:

  1. Love Walked In
  2. A Sleepin' Bee
  3. Summertime
  4. Heart And Soul
  5. Your Mind Is On Vacation
  6. Secret Love
  7. Surrey With The Fringe On Top
  8. Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year
  9. I'm Always Drunk In San Francsico
  10. My Favorite Things
  11. While We're Young

Album Description

Kitty Margolis is at her very best LIVE and on "Heart & Soul: Live in San Francisco" she proves this in spades. Margolis is tremendous improviser, a risk-taker at her very core and this new CD brilliantly captures the unpredictable excitement of the singer's club set, down to Margolis' dialogue with the audience and off-the-cuff humor. Here, for her fifth recording as a leader, Margolis celebrates a return to her roots, taping in front of a packed house at the old On Broadway Theater in San Francisco's North Beach, only a few doors down from the legendary but now defunct Jazz Workshop, where she made her critically acclaimed debut album fifteen years earlier.

Highlights include: Kitty's fresh, buoyant arrangement of "A Sleepin' Bee," her incendiary scat tour de force on "Summertime," a bluesy romp though Mose Allison's "Your Mind Is On Vacation" the funky, joyful re-working of "Surrey With the Fringe," her sweet, poignant celebration of "Secret Love," the blazing version of "My Favorite Things" and her achingly romantic interpretation of the title track.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A masterpiece!.......2005-08-09

In an age where most jazz singing is focused on beautiful background music, Heart and Soul stands out as an example of the kind of jazz that is definitely foreground music. It's exciting, it's fun, it's moving, it's virtuosic, it's an example of the kind of jazz that makes you jump for joy.

This is, in my opinion, undoubtedly one of the best jazz albums of the last decade--and judging by the critical acclaim it's been getting, I'm not the only one who thinks so. Just listen to the explosive version of Summertime, the heartbreaking renditions of Heart and Soul and While We're Young, and the funky, happy version of Surrey, and you'll know what I mean.

A remarkable performance--and one to treasure for years to come!

2 out of 5 stars MAYBE YOU JUST HAD TO BE THERE.......2005-08-05

I have all Kitty's previous releases and love them, but with this one I just feel she is trying way to hard....she goes all over the place and I cant help but feel that she looses the essence of the songs.....if I want Betty carter I listen to her same with Sarah or Ella...I wanted to hear Kitty again but alas i just hear shades of the others before her....

5 out of 5 stars Waking up the neighbors in San Francisco.......2004-10-21

The feelings this album evoked absolutely blew me away. I'm Always Drunk In San Francisco was the first song that stood out -- I woke all my neighbors up when my friends and I came home from the bars at 2:30 a.m. and played it over and over singing. The funny thing is that most of my friends don't really listen to jazz at all (they are all between 23 and 35 yrs. old), but they LOVED I'm Always Drunk in San Francisco, Your Mind is On Vacation, Summertime, My Favorite Things, and Surrey With A Fringe on Top. They just felt those songs, for whatever reason, and Kitty spoke to them. Kitty Margolis has the sign of a truly great artist -- one who can transform someone's feelings about a certain form of art in one minute.

5 out of 5 stars ANOTHER HOME RUN FOR MARGOLIS!.......2004-09-23

This singer just gets more and more interesting with each CD. Heart and Soul is a perfect example of stellar jazz singing. It's so encouraging to hear A REAL jazz singer for a change. She has humor, great chops, wonderful ears and it's all in abundance on her new CD. I love her version of the title track, Heart and Soul. Summertime is a burner-- she knows her way around the chord changes. If you want to hear the real deal....GET THIS CD!

5 out of 5 stars Kitty Margolis is absolutely astounding.......2004-08-31

Kitty Margolis is absolutly astounding. I got "Heart and Soul" several weeks ago after seeing her name in the Down Beat Magazine Critics' Poll of "Best Jazz Vocalists" and haven't taken it out of my changer since.

Being passionate about vocal jazz has made me a bit of a snob about what does and doesn't cut it. No matter how much I try to find a contemporary jazz voice I like, I usually I prefer the classic singers like Ella, Irene Kral, Betty Carter and Sarah Vaughan rather than the superficial new crop of jazz vocal spokesmodels. Margolis has changed all that for me. She is my new favorite.

Margolis sounds completely fresh, yet she obviously understands the tradition deeply. She has total command of her voice as an improvisational instrument and her emotional depth is so impressive. Her interplay with the wonderful back up trio is telepathic. You can't fake this stuff since it is recorded LIVE. That is the true acid test IMHO.

Margolis is the jazz singer of the future. I wish I could give this 100 stars. Buy this CD - if you like real jazz singing you won't be sorry!
Live in San Francisco at Stern Grove
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • East meets West dance party
  • the big jam session
  • Frightfully disappointing
  • Nice fusion
  • Genre b(l)ending monster live set.
Live in San Francisco at Stern Grove
Tabla Beat Science
Manufacturer: Palm Pictures (Audio
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Release Date: 2002-07-09

Tracks:

  1. Taaruf
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  3. Nafeken
  4. Ap Ke Baras
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Amazon.com

What do you get when you mix tablas and turntables? One answer is Tabla Beat Science. This double-CD live effort proves that Indian classical and modern electronic-based music can cohabitate, particularly when the talented likes of tabla great Zakir Hussain and sarangi player Ustad Sultan Khan (both exponents of Indian classical music) combine with bassist Bill Laswell, drummer Karsh Kale (both involved in modern world music fusions), and several other guests. Laswell is an expert at organizing these kinds of musical mash-ups, but he's done something special here: his dubby bass lines sound great next to hyperpercussive tabla beats, and the voices of Khan and rising Ethiopian siren Gigi meld together particularly well on such tracks as "Nafeken" and "Mengedege." The tunes here are more jam-oriented than on the group's studio album Tala Matrix, but this only further illuminates the trancelike quality that brings these different schools together. Live in San Francisco at Stern Grove is a prime example of what can be accomplished with an open mind and formidable musical skills. --Tad Hendrickson

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars East meets West dance party.......2007-02-14

As far as live discs goes,well, this is pretty lively. The interchange and interaction between musicians is very intense, sometimes to the point of a frenzy. This disc is probably not for everyone but if you have a penchant for Indian music that has a modified electronic groove, then get on board. The mixture of sitar, tablas,exotic voice, electronica and thumping bass lines, coupled with a wild DJ spinning some crazy beatz results in a CD that is idiosyncratic. In other words you are unlikely to hear something quite like this. The songs are extended jams that require a free mindset to this type of fusion, that is part jazz improvisation , part dance groove, part meditative spiritual bliss and pure out of this world music. For example, "Taaruf" comes in at a whoping 16:07, begins mellow and slowly escalates into frentic beatz than cascades back into a spiritual nirvana and back into feverish beatz driven by the tablas. The whole two disc set comes across as some sort of experimental fusion that is well received either because of everyone being in awe of the musicianship or the strange blend of fusion. I like this jam session overall but find I can only take it in parts not the two discs back to back. I guess you had to be there. If you like experimental electronic grooves mixed with Indian instruments than you will probably like this spacey disc. Pretty wild but good stuff for your collection or to throw into your next party. You definitely will get the what is that?

4 out of 5 stars the big jam session.......2006-06-05

I was lucky enough to be part of this recording and the rehearsals leading up to it. Reviewers who bemoan the lack of melody at this performance have a legitimate complaint. But this is due to the totally new format these musicians were working under. If you pull together a band of virtuoso jazz musicians who have never played live together before, they will speak a common language of standards and form (head, solos, head, done) that will allow them to work as unit playing melodic tunes. The repertoire is deep and the shared knowledge is broad. Not so here, these guys are making it up as they go, they are blazing the trail and it's obvious.

That is not to say that there is nothing here, there is. These are amazing musicians engaged in a long improvisation of texture and rhythm. I tend to think of it as watching the surf. To some, it may seem monotonous, but to me, each wave is different and the overall effect is hypnotic.

The audience ate it all up. 10,000 people on their feet and dancing to these world beats. I remember one moment in particular where the band had laid back and let Zakir take a solo, Zakir's solo was reaching a climax and Laswell jumped back in. He owns the frequency band below 80Hz and you could feel the concussive power of his bass in your gut, it passed through your body like you were made of jello and washed over the crowd which responded with an estactic release of mass joy. Amazing.

The day leading to concert was spent in a rehearsal hall, working out about 6 different songs. These weren't so much songs as structures for improv. We shared burritos from the Mission and had a few laughs. These guys were fun and total pros. It was an experience I won't forget.

1 out of 5 stars Frightfully disappointing.......2006-02-25

I picked this CD up on a whim; the cover looked really cool (i mean come on- robotic shiva holding an MPC2000xl, pitchfork/sitar, a dhol, and spinning some vinyl?) I shelled out quite a pile of cash. (20 dollars) When I opened it to find 2 CD's, I was quite relieved. Must be a great live session, I thought. I love Ustad Sultan Khan, Zakir Hussain, Karsh Kale and Bill Laswell.

Apparently, not altogether.

The CD was disappointing at best. As an earlier reviewer said, there were absolutely no real melodies. What you get, instead, is a series of common time taals (tin-taal) and some random sarangi riffs. Random improv singing, a few basic/uncomplex synth patches here and there, and a DJ engaging in a scratch battle with the tabla. That was the weirdest part. I'm all about spinning as an artform in itself, but it has to be integrated. The basslines were okay, but only lighly peppered throughout. Had kind of a moogy wah to them.

Now this isn't to say the artists aren't talented- clearly, this album demonstrates the opposite. They just haven't collaborated under a driving force. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that Tabla Beat Science is really only the name for the collaboration under Bill Laswell. That would be my closest speculation for the lack of continuity and themes in the album.

How on earth did the audience (the "live" part of the CD) experience this concert? I wonder- did they hand out cartons of "fancy" cigarettes and lawn chairs and offer complimentary hats at the end? Was it part of a larger ensemble? Was it background music for an extended Quilting Circle?

4 out of 5 stars Nice fusion.......2005-10-02

Zakir hussain, dj disk, midival punditz make a excellent fusion
between indian, hiphop and drum n bass sometimes.
It s a powerfull live we re having here !!
A nice mixe well completed.

5 out of 5 stars Genre b(l)ending monster live set........2005-04-08

Tabla Beat Science was (is?) a unique collaboration-- a crossing of electronica and traditional Indian musics in a largely improvised fashion. If this sounds interesting to you, read on, otherwise you're more likely to be happy skipping this one.

From the first song, you'd have no idea this is anything other than a traditional Indian album, Ustad Sultan Khan's sarangi soars over tabla performance from Zakir Hussain (and maybe Karsh Kale as well?), its a very traditional setting-- the playing is fantastic, but its nothing out of the ordinary for over fifteen minutes. Then something changes. Kale sits at a western drum kit, kicks in a monster beat and is joined with a dub-ish baseline courtesy of Bill Laswell. Electronic sounds and rhythms highlight the music (courtesy of DJ Disk, MIDIval PunditZ, and Fabian Alsultany).

The album really continues along this trend-- the music is engaging, gripping, powerful, and well conceived, and the musicians are very clearly having a blast playing it. It drifts in and out of traditional musics of various forms, but never quite settles on anything except being very heavily groove oriented, even when Laswell assumes a more esoteric stance. Occasionally vocals (courtesy of Khan and Gigi Shibabaw) join the fray, and it sounds to my ears like musicians come and go during different pieces. The emphasis for the most part is on the tabla, and Hussain delivers the goods like no one can.

I actually find the second disc far more engaging than the first, it includes a great vocal piece and an all out turntable/tabla war that is not to be missed. It may seem gimmicky to some, but try to avoid stereotypes and expectations about the turntable-- take it as a percussion instrument and you're bound to be intrigued. I really can't say enough good things about this record, my only regret is that i never got to see this band live.
Live in San Francisco
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great CD set and so is the DVD version of this same performance!
  • magic
  • Great, but...
  • By far, the best rock guitar to date
  • Sorry if that score offends some but...
Live in San Francisco
Joe Satriani
Manufacturer: Sony
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005KHF3
Release Date: 2001-06-19

Tracks:

  1. Intro
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  3. Devil's Side
  4. Crush Of Love
  5. Satch Boogie
  6. Announcement
  7. Borg Sex
  8. Flying In A Blue Dream
  9. Ice
  10. Cool
  11. Circles
  12. Until We Say Goodbye
  13. Ceremony
  14. Extremist
  15. Summer Song

Tracks:

  1. Intro
  2. House Full Of Bullets
  3. One Big Rush
  4. Rasberry Jam
  5. Crystal Planet
  6. Love Thing
  7. Bass Solo
  8. Mystical Potato Head
  9. Always
  10. Big Bad Moon
  11. Begin Of Encore Section
  12. Friends
  13. Surfing With The Aliens
  14. Rubina

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There's a scene in the film adaptation of Amadeus where Austrian emperor/neophyte music critic Joseph II criticizes a new Mozart opera by simply blurting, "Too many notes!" Which brings us to Joe Satriani. The San Francisco-based virtuoso has earned his place in the rock guitar pantheon through hard work--even if he often seems to have mistakenly thought he was getting paid by the note. This collection (which tellingly grew from a modestly scaled TV project into one of rock's most problematic conceits--the double-live album) offers a sweeping overview of Satriani and his oeuvre, but that's a decided good-news, bad-news proposition. Fans and guitar clinicians will no doubt be awed by his technique; others may ponder why once in a while Joe can't express himself in 3 notes instead of his usual 349. Even the familiar swagger of "Satch Boogie" gets mired in a blizzard of 128th (or whatever) notes. But Satriani is to instrumental guitar rock what Evel Knievel is to off-road cycling, the Undertaker to thumb wrestling, and Howard Stern to civil discourse. Pick through the swirling flurries and mounting drifts of arpeggios and scales and there's enticing evidence of some real soul behind his shades. But too often Satriani simply blows past them as he plays to the back rows. Nobody's going to mistake it for Mozart--except maybe Emperor Joseph II. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great CD set and so is the DVD version of this same performance!.......2006-08-26

If you like Joe's music this is a must have double CD set. Both the CD and DVD versions are wonderful and are identical musically. I like the fact that the songs are very similar to the versions played on the radio even though they are live. If you want to learn how to play guitar the DVD version of this is a must because the video is so close you can see exactly what Joe is doing when he plays. Good luck copying this though. There's a good reason why Joe is recognized as the master axe man shredder. It's impossible to copy Joe even when you can see what he's doing!

5 out of 5 stars magic.......2006-04-07

I had owned the DVD for this concert and had watched it often before acquiring this CD, but I still have to say this CD will evoke very fond memories for me. My first full listen to this CD was in the car driving home from Denver after seeing Satch in concert on his Super Colossal tour. It was mind-blowing to listen to this concert blasting out of my speakers while I was still basking in the glow of seeing and hearing the master live and in person. What can I say about this collection? It sounds great, the sound quality is superb, as is the song selection (some old, some new, spanning a fantastic career.) To me, instrumental music lends itself to a more enjoyable live performance. With lyrics, a song has to follow a specific structure to fit the vocal performance. But with instrumental rock such as this, and with a guitar genius who is not afraid to improv in the first place, the music is taken to a whole new level. How many guitars does Satch set on fire when he's playing like this? I especially love the playful beginning to Summer Song, where Satch and bass player Stu are bantering back and forth with their respective guitars. Wonderful, perfect, magnificent....plug in your favorite adjective here. Just get this CD. If you're not thoroughly blown away by this performance, check your pulse.

3 out of 5 stars Great, but..........2005-01-21

I love this album and would actually suggest it over the electric Satriani anthology, but after seeing his "An Evening With Joe Satriani" live show at the Fillmore I was expecting more from this performance. I guess these sound to much like the recorded studio tracks. During other live performances he has basically gone crazy with 20 or 30 minute jams and had improvisations in just about every song. I was especially disappointed with Always With Me, Always With You which he turned into an amazing 6-10 minute song on his latest tour by adding a huge and excellent new section at the end. On this it is just the basic song. Many other songs are the same way. Perhaps he had to conform more to his normal playing because they were filming it. I don't know.

5 out of 5 stars By far, the best rock guitar to date.......2004-05-06

Satriani is the state of art, about playing guitar. He is an outstanding musician and over all , he owns a powerful creativity.
This double album offers some good examples of his musicianship. The extremist is one of the best tracks, but seen as a whole, you are rewarded extremely, because Satriani never let you down.
I haven't the DVD yet, but it must be worthy to have it.
In Film and arts I've watched Joe at least six times. Satriani has a strong presence in the stage, and considering the prodigius Steve Vai, I'd rather set both of them in the pantheon of the guitar rock in this moment. Anyway Satriani and his talented pupil Vai are the alha and omega in the craft playing rock guitar.
And for those who still think the rock is dead, listen Satriani and you'll change your mind faster than the first track of any CD finishes.
Don't miss this album.

3 out of 5 stars Sorry if that score offends some but..........2003-12-31

It is when listening to this album that I realise just how important it is that the rhythm guitars can be heard clearly. The song choice is fairly good, and the songs are played well, with real energy... but some of the studio recordings of some of the songs are more impressive, which isn't right.

The main reason for this is the grossly undervolumed rhythm guitar, people don't realise, even with instrumental virtuosic music, just how important the rhythm guitars are, a lack of it destroys the whole band persona kind of feel for EVERY single song... Don't get me wrong, good album, if you like Satriani, buy the album.... just don't expect too much, the album is overhyped.
Wednesday Night in San Francisco: Recorded Live at the Fillmore Auditorium
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • RICK SHAQ GOLDSTEIN SAYS: "ALBERT WAS THE GREATEST, BUT MAKE SURE YOU PAY ATTENTION TO SHAQ'S REVIEW!"
  • F for sound
  • Awesome live blues guitar
  • Hot Blues!
  • Live proof that Albert King's blues guitar voice is unique.
Wednesday Night in San Francisco: Recorded Live at the Fillmore Auditorium
Albert King
Manufacturer: Stax
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000000ZKN
Release Date: 1990-08-06

Tracks:

  1. Watermelon Man
  2. Why You So Mean To Me
  3. I Get Evil
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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars RICK SHAQ GOLDSTEIN SAYS: "ALBERT WAS THE GREATEST, BUT MAKE SURE YOU PAY ATTENTION TO SHAQ'S REVIEW!".......2007-02-13

If you're one of "Shaq's, The King Of The World Blues Reviewer's" loyal fans, you already know that Albert King is my all-time favorite electric blues guitarist. If you're not one of my existing fans, but want to know the "truth" about all the criteria that you should consider before spending your hard earned "blues" dollars, you should thank me after this review! What you should know is, that this "live" performance was recorded on June 26, 1968. It was released in 1990. Was Albert great that night? Hell yea! He was great! But... the recording technology was from 1968! If you're a modern day blues fan, that hasn't had experience with how great Albert was, you may be disappointed by the lack of 21st century sound quality. But that is not Albert's fault! If you're an electric blues, collector and aficionado, with experience in the difference in technology over time; then, this CD would be rated a 5 star. But simply because of the lack of clarity, I rate this a 4 star. Albert is the "KING" of kings, of blues. If you're willing to really turn up your CD, or if you are satisfied with simply hearing the greatest "string bender" of all-time, in lesser sound quality, than is available today, this is a classic CD for you.

1 out of 5 stars F for sound .......2006-01-25

Well this is a total F for sound. I have 3 dif 3 cd players, home, port, and car, and yes they are good ones, car is a Q45 with a Bose. I bought this CD because of the reviews I read here, what is everyone smoking? or is there not that good of stuff avail from Albert? I don't own any other CD's, but I do know about him from the SRV Sessions VHS I have had for a few years, and it sounds pretty good.

This CD sounds like a taper recorded it, from that last row in the back or something. I have both SF CD's, the both sound the same.

Can someone email me please and let me know what Albert King CD's. If any, have good clear sound.

What I have that is great for Live shows is Cream Reunion DVD and CD, and Roger Watters in the Flesh DVD and CD, great sound.

Listened with Sennheiser 595's, the best that I have found, had 555 for a couple years they are nice too, but cant touch 595's, pay the dif and see, er I mean hear.

5 out of 5 stars Awesome live blues guitar.......2002-08-29

Albert was at his best live...This is awesome guitar playing and Albert's singing is awesome as well. One listen to this and one realizes that Albert King is truly THE master of the blues guitar. ALL songs are excellent! "Don't throw your love on me so strong" is the VERY BEST BLUES GUITAR PLAYING I've ever heard and that includes SRV, Hendrix and the rest of King's followers. He was the BEST!!! Thursday Night and Live Wire/Blues Power are also MUSTS!!!

4 out of 5 stars Hot Blues!.......2002-08-16

Albert King recorded this CD on Wednesday June 26, 1968, one day prior to his more popular and better known release, "Thursday Night In San Francisco". This disc represents the first day that Albert performed at the Filmore as the headliner. Prior to that time, he had appeared as the opener for Jimi Hendrix and John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers. Albert's "best" performance that evening, as well as the next day, (according to Stax anyway) was originally released by Stax on the "Live Wire/Blues Power" CD. The songs contained on both, the Wednesday and the Thursday CD were thought to be a cut below and were not included. Fortunately for us, Stax took another look at the material, albeit 22 years later, and released the remainder of the material as it occurred on two separate discs. In order to gain a full understanding as to what occurred on those two nights, King fans should purchase all three of these excellent recordings. As with the other two discs, King's performance is outstanding.

3 out of 5 stars Live proof that Albert King's blues guitar voice is unique........1998-12-24

This album is typically overlooked by blues fans, even Albert fans, but it's a note-perfect document of how to deliver a live blues performance. Albert has such total control of the blues guitar vernacular unique to him that he can ply a range of emotions through a subtlety of pitch, dynamics, and timing that is probably unmatched. The uninitiated listener mistakes this control for repetitiveness, but the flawlessness of Albert's delivery makes his blues guitar voice undeniably compelling nonetheless. All the evidence is on this record.
Live in San Francisco
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    Live in San Francisco

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    ASIN: B000JJ4H4C
    Release Date: 2007-02-20
    Live in San Francisco
    Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    • The Voice
    • An early look at a rock legend! Thanks Marty!
    • wow--a fascinating, highly entertaining document
    Live in San Francisco
    Town Criers
    Manufacturer: Collector's Choice
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B000IAZNE0
    Release Date: 2007-04-24

    Tracks:

    1. Daddy Roll 'Em
    2. 900 Miles
    3. Virgin Mary
    4. Go Home To The Valley
    5. Hellbound Train
    6. The Lesson
    7. 99 Years To Go
    8. Jubilee

    Album Description

    This new 'Collectors' Choice Music' exclusive brings you the only recording that has surfaced of the folk group that Marty Balin sung in before the Jefferson Airplane, the Town Criers! Formed in the backroom of the S.F. folk club The Drinking Gourd in the Summer of 1963, The Town Criers (Balin, Bill Collins, Jan Ellickson and Larry Vargo) played the club circuit for a year before breaking up and Balin, no doubt drawing on this experience, subsequently opened his club The Matrix. The rest is history, informatively recounted here by band member Bill Collins along with pictures from his private archives. Includes 'Daddy Roll 'Em; 900 Miles; Virgin Mary; Go Home to the Valley; Hellbound Train; The Lesson; 99 Years to Go', and 'Jubilee'. Marty proves to be quite the raconteur as he introduces each song…a missing chapter in the Airplane saga!

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars The Voice.......2007-06-27

    What immediately struck me when I first heard this recording was how, even at this early stage, well developed Marty's voice was. The pure clarity and timbre, the passion, the vibrato, all those characteristics that Jefferson Airplane fans would later come to appreciate in Marty's singing are all there. It's without the later soulful Otis Redding influence but it's the same lyrical voice that many heard on the Airplane's early recordings like Surrealistic Pillow. There's also a bit more youthful enthusiasm but that's understandable considering Marty's only around 21 yrs. old here. The guy's been in the music business a long time!

    The group itself and the songs are typical of the pop folk music of the times and rather unremarkable. It's Marty's voice and persona that carry the group and make you want to listen, giving an interesting historic prequel to his later career.

    4 out of 5 stars An early look at a rock legend! Thanks Marty!.......2007-05-25

    The Town Criers release thanks to Collectors Choice is a fascinating look at Marty Balin pre Jefferson Airplane.

    As an author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent" I had looked forward to the rumor coming true of the material being released. Prior to the CD seeing the light of day only "Hellbound Train" was available to the fan. In fact it was "Hellbound Train" that made me wish for the remaining 7 tracks to be put on the CD.

    "Hellbound Train" telling the story of a guy having a nightmare in a bar is one of the finest pre-British Invasion songs. The story has you leaning on every word.

    Another nice feature to the "Live In San Francisco" recordings is we get to listen to 3 songs that Marty wrote prior to taking off with the Jefferson Airplane. You can tell from his approach that the talent was there and with a bit of fine tuning he would go on to great things.

    You can't go wrong having this in the collection and it will make you want to pick up some missing Airplane and Marty solo CD's the next time you log on to Amazon. Why not?

    Go ride the music,
    Craig Fenton
    Author of the Jefferson Airplane book "Take Me To A Circus Tent"

    4 out of 5 stars wow--a fascinating, highly entertaining document.......2007-05-18

    Released in April of 2007 thanks to Collectors' Choice Music, "Live in San Francisco" is an archive release culled from one or more live performances, from either 1963 and/or 1964, of the Town Criers, a folk quartet that included the now-legendary Marty Balin of the Jefferson Airplane. The fact that Marty did in fact go on to become a crucial founding member of that seminal '60s band is clearly what the big guys at Collectors' Choice Music are banking on to sell this CD.

    I'm pretty positive that some, if not all, of this material has been bootlegged in the past, but Collectors' Choice Music claims this to be the first time anything from the Town Criers featuring Balin has been officially released, which certainly appears to be true.

    And this is indeed a fascinating document well worth the CD issue. The sound quality is extremely good, and although there is clearly some splicing going on, presumably between different gigs, an excellent job was done at preserving this material, and all the songs are even in true stereo. Marty handles the majority of the lead vocals on the disc, and although he's not *quite* as distinctive here as he would become with the Airplane, Balin already proves to be a powerful, confident vocalist. The opening song "Daddy Roll 'Em" begins with a slightly out-of-tune banjo riff, and although the out-of-tuneness was probably unintentional, it actually adds a compelling edge to this excellent number which finds Balin singing with great authority. Balin demonstrates remarkably vocal versatility within the song "900 Miles", delivering the introductory verse with a remarkably tender croon, then at the drop of a hat switching to a commanding near-bellow. The frantic "Hellbound Train" is also gripping. Balin has one solo composition, "99 Years To Go", which is livened up by its prominent and intelligent use of percussion, used to coincide with the song's chain-gang theme, although curiously, the song fades out after about 2 & ½ minutes. The other members--Larry Vargo, Bill Collins, and Jan Erickson, supply solid harmonies and often chip in with lead vocals, but by and large, the focus is agreeably kept on Marty. Be aware that all the music here is truly FOLK music, with nylon-stringed guitars, no electric instruments whatsoever, and no drums.

    Also adding greatly to the disc's entertainment value are Marty's lively, often hilarious (if corny) monologues between songs, which actually take up roughly ¼ of the entire disc's less-than-31-minute running time. Balin was clearly the spokesman of the group, and it's a striking contrast to hear how fluid he sounds here when speaking to the audience compared to his interview bits on the "Fly Jefferson Airplane" DVD where he says "y'know" practically every five seconds.

    Overall, "Live In San Francisco" is a fascinating precursor to Marty's work on the first couple Jefferson Airplane albums, and a must-have for all fans of Balin's amazing career.

    Kids Rock for Peas
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Relegating the Wiggles to the Dustbin of History
    • Best kids music--ever!
    Kids Rock for Peas
    The Sippy Cups
    Manufacturer: Snacker Disc
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    ASIN: B000CAKSM8
    Release Date: 2005-11-08

    Tracks:

    1. Baby, You're a Rich Man
    2. Who Loves the Sun
    3. Bike
    4. Low Rider
    5. Introducing Super Guy
    6. Flying Machine
    7. Bennie and the Jets
    8. She's a Rainbow
    9. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday
    10. I Wanna Be Elated
    11. Dear Prudence
    12. Jungle Boogie
    13. I'm a Believer
    14. Give Peas a Chance

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Relegating the Wiggles to the Dustbin of History.......2007-01-27

    After being a DJ when The Clash was putting out London Calling, seeing the Gang of Four for a $1 admission fee at The Bayou in Washington, DC and interviewing The Edge of U2 in St. Louis, MO when they were playing a club show prior to opening the next day for J Geils (1982), it's hard to get excited about children's music for your kids many years later. You can't exactly take your kid to a Minor Threat or X show in a bad part of town (but my kids do like the B-52's). So all these years later, my wife dragged me to the Tom Chapin show for the third year in a row, and while he was pleasant and the songs were nice, it was getting a little old. Justin Roberts CD's are pretty good mostly because my kids are having a good time but don't think that I am going to be camping out for concert tickets any time soon. The Wiggles were fun to watch with my kid on TV but let's face it, the lyrics stink. And the Wiggles aren't nearly as entertaining as Rocko's Modern Life or Spongebob. The theme song from Fairly Odd Parents smokes any Wiggles tune. So what were the suits at Disney thinking?

    Fortunately, in the long run, quality triumphs over all else. And the Sippy Cups have quality and plenty of it. Some reviewers think that their music is more appealing to adults than kids. Not so Joe. I have been to see the Cups and the kids are up dancing and having a good time. In fact more people danced at the Sippy Cups show than the last time I saw REM at Shoreline Ampitheatre a few years back. The Sippy Cups are basically the first band to be unafraid of taking a back catalogue of nearly forty years of rock history and introducing it to your kids. Shouldn't your kids know something about the Velvet Underground? I guess one of the best ways to describe the Sippy Cups and especially their show is as though the Talking Heads decided to do a children's benefit show and have the kids watch it. So even though I have been dropping all these references to the past, it is merely descriptive. What is certain is that as the Sippy Cups evolve, they will certainly be as original as the Monkees were in their day. So when you see them on the telly, think about all of the corporate types who will be kicking themselves for not having jumped on the Sippy Cup bandwagon when they had a chance.

    You really don't want your kid to be listening to the Pussycat Dolls and Paris Hilton when he or she gets a little older, do you? The Sippy Cups will help you prevent that unfortunate outcome.

    5 out of 5 stars Best kids music--ever!.......2006-12-30

    I hate kids music, and until The Sippy Cups came along I refused to play it anywhere except in the kids' rooms. This CD has earned a place in my iPod! Excellent, amusing covers of adult tunes. Check out their website, [...], to buy the CD (or go to CDBaby) until Amazon starts stocking it.
    Peter Frampton - Live in San Francisco, March 24, 1975
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • A Star is Born in San Francisco
    Peter Frampton - Live in San Francisco, March 24, 1975

    Manufacturer: Hip-O Select
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    ASIN: B000BF4474

    Product Description

    It was March of 1975 when Peter Frampton strolled into the Record Plant is Sausalito to record what would become a live solo album. It wasnt originally intended as anything more than a radio show, a thank-you to KSAN and the rock fans of San Francisco, both of whom had made the Bay Area Framptons biggest market. After leaving Humble Pie, Frampton had a respectable career as a solo artist, but his name was far from being a household word. That would all change in a few months. For this set, Frampton drew from under-exposed material scattered across his four solo albums, songs that he and his band had honed into razor-sharp performances over years of incessant touring. They later became staples of virtually every rock station in America: Do You Feel Like We Do. Baby I Love Your Way. (Ill Give You) Money. Frampton was accompanied by Bob Mayo, Andy Bown, and John Siomos, three-quarters of band that would propel Frampton Comes Alive to the top of the charts (Andy Bown was replaced by Stanley Sheldon). The performances captured at the Record Plant on that March day have an intimacy that wasnt replicated on Comes Alive for obvious reasons, but they absolutely have that same electric energy. Peter Framptons golden era may not have lasted as long as one might have hoped; they never do. This long-lost session is a glorious relic of the brief shining moment just as the rollercoaster was about to take Frampton on a ride he could never have imagined. Longtime Bay Area critic Joel Selvin contributed notes to this record, and the release was remastered from the original master tapes by Suha Gur in 2004. Frampton himself has been involved in every phase of the project, and is as ebullient over the record's release as we are.

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars A Star is Born in San Francisco.......2007-01-25

    By March of 1975, Peter Frampton was a Headliner in San Francisco on the Strength of his Past Concerts there.
    Unlike Genesis or Deep Purple who both had Huge Followings of Fans in the Bay Area, Peter's Audience was a bit Different...instead of Pimply-Faced Teenage Boy's, there was a Large amount of SCREAMING GIRLS whenever he played Winterland, and this was WAY COOL.

    I had a Ticket for the Friday night show, March 21st, but as I was just getting over a bout with the Chicken Pox, I could not attend, but my Pal, Sam did go and he promised to bring back a copy of the Show on Tape for me.
    Not hearing from Sam I had to fly out of Travis Air Force Base on Monday, March 24th to Report to my ship ( USS VEGA ) that was already somewhere in the South China Sea. Late in April I Recieved a small parcel from Sam when my ship got to the Philippines. And it was a good Audience tape of the Friday Show and as a Bonus there was a Copy of a KSAN Radio Broadcast Peter had Recorded on March 24th, The Tape Started right in the Middle of the Tune "Somethin's Happening" but it was real nice to here Peter Without all the Screaming Girls that were on the Winterland tape (They were LOUD). Sam said that Peter was coming back to Winterland in June for a "Special Thank You Concert" and he would have a Ticket waiting for me.

    I got Home to the Bay Area the First week of June, and on the 14th Sam and I and those Screaming Girls attended the Show that Most of "Framptom Comes Alive" was Recorded at...

    This little Gem of a CD is a Pristine Copy of the KSAN Radio Show of March 24, 1975, Recorded at the Record Plant Studios in Sausalito. It is the Full Band: Peter, Bob Mayo: Keyboards, Guitar & Vocals, John Siomos: Drums and Andy Bown: Bass Guitar & Vocals. It Features Ten Songs:
    1. WIND OF CHANGE
    2. BABY, I LOVE YOUR WAY
    3. SOMETHIN'S HAPPENING
    4. DAYS DAWNING
    5. LINES ON MY FACE
    6. DOOBIE WAH
    7. IT'S A PLAIN SHAME
    8. I WANNA GO TO THE SUN
    9. I'LL GIVE YOU MONEY
    10. DO YOU FEEL LIKE WE DO

    This is a Limited Edition CD of 5000 Copies and it isn't easy to find, But if you can find this, you will own the Blueprint for "Frampton Comes Alive!" and you will have the Proof of the Reason Peter Frampton was already a Superstar in San Francisco, Ca. in 1974-1975. Hope you Grab a copy of this before the all Disapear !!!

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